What color is #7B70AC?

#7B70AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B70AC?

The RGB value is 123, 112, 172: 123 red, 112 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B70AC?

The complementary color is #A1AC70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B70AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B70AC color

#7B70AC rgb(123, 112, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B70AC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.9% green and 67.5% blue (123, 112, 172).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7B70AC color codes

HEX	`#7B70AC`
RGB	`rgb(123, 112, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, 17.89, -30.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 35.36, 300.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.407, 18.777, 41.518)`
Decimal	`8089772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B70AC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7B70AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B70AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7B70AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b70ac; }
.text { color: #7b70ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b70ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 112 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b70ac, #9970ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B70AC?: #7B70AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B70AC?: The RGB value is 123, 112, 172: 123 red, 112 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B70AC?: The complementary color is #A1AC70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B70AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.